Scottish Highlands mountains Ben Nevis, Glencoe areaview from Banavie near Fort William Scotand.
Ben Nevis (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Nibheis) is the highest mountain in the "british" Isles. It is located at the western end of the Grampian Mountains in the Lochaber area of Scotland, close to the town of Fort is common for many Scottish mountains, it is known to locals as simply The Ben. However, if walkers and climbers from outwith Scotland use the term "The Ben", they usually mean Ben Nevis. It attracts an estimated 100,000 ascents a year, around three-quarters of which are made using the well-constructed Pony Track from Glen Nevis on the south side of the mountain. For climbers and mountaineers the main attraction lies in the 700-metre high cliffs of the north face; among the highest cliffs in Britain, they harbour some classic scrambles and rock climbs of all difficulties, and are one of the principal locations in the UK for ice summit, at 1,344 metres (4,409 ft) above sea level
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Location: Highlands near Fort Williams, Scotland UK
Photo credit: © Daniel Valla FRPS / Alamy / Afripics
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